54457 Nekoosa, WI is a small town located in Central Wisconsin. It is a rural area that is part of Wood County, and the local politics are mostly focused on issues such as education, agriculture, and conservation. The main political party in 54457 Nekoosa, WI is the Republican Party. Local elections in the area generally have a low turnout due to the small population size. However, there are several committed residents who take part in local politics by voting for candidates and attending town meetings. In recent years, there have been some changes to the representation of elected officials from the area. Some prominent figures in local politics include Mayor Tom Browning and City Councilwoman Kelly Luebke, both of whom are members of the Republican Party. Together with their fellow city council members, these two politicians work together to ensure that the citizens of 54457 Nekoosa have their voices heard when it comes to important topics related to the community's well-being and development.
The political climate in Zip 54457 (Nekoosa, WI) is moderately conservative.
Wood County, WI is moderately conservative. In Wood County, WI 39.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wood county remained very strongly Republican, 58.9% to 39.6%.
Wood county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54457 (Nekoosa, WI) is moderately conservative.
Nekoosa, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Wood County, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield Metro Area is moderately conservative.
Wisconsin is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Nekoosa, Wisconsin: r r D r R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 54457 (Nekoosa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 107 contributions totaling $8,361 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $5,153 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)